Crowd watching dare-devil cyclist on elevated inclined platform just preparatory to taking off and diving into tank of water. State fair, Donaldsonville, La.
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Crowd watching dare-devil cyclist on elevated inclined platform just preparatory to taking off and diving into tank of water. State fair, Donaldsonville, La. |
| Date | November 1938 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (16.6 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.26 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a group of four people with their backs to the viewer. They watch a person on a bike riding down a large, extremely elevated platform.
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